Federal department or agency
Public Safety Canada: who it buys from
Every contract over $10,000 Public Safety Canada reported.
- Total value
- $285M
- Contracts
- 2,168
- Median contract
- $35K
- Non-competitive
- 34%
- of 2,168 contracts that say how they were awarded
Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.
15 categories in detail
Who sells each kind of thing to this buyer.
- Management consulting $66.3M
- Communications professional services not elsewhere specified $58.2M
- Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverables as well as IT managed services) $21.6M
- License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) $19.5M
- Information technology and telecommunications consultants $18.1M
- Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals) $15.2M
- Office furniture and furnishings, including parts $6.9M
- Research contracts $6.3M
- Translation services $6.1M
- Computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals) $5.9M
- Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications $5.2M
- Other professional services not elsewhere specified $5M
- Temporary help services $4.2M
- License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software $3.9M
- Purchase of training packages and courses $3.3M
Top vendors
The vendors with the most contract value here.
| Vendor | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Canada Inc. | 35 | $22.6M |
| Cossette Communication Inc. | 39 | $22.1M |
| Nisha Technologies Inc. | 93 | $8.2M |
| Northern Micro Inc. | 39 | $7.6M |
| Altis Human Resources (Ottawa) Inc. | 20 | $5M |
| Lumina IT Inc. | 11 | $4.4M |
| WorldReach Software Corporation | 2 | $4.4M |
| Tiree Facility Solutions Inc. | 3 | $4.4M |
| Groupm Canada Inc | 6 | $4.2M |
| Correctional Services | 50 | $4.1M |
| DMTI Spatial Inc. | 15 | $4M |
| IBM Canada Ltd | 9 | $4M |
| Acart Communications Inc. | 2 | $4M |
| Nations Translation Group LP | 106 | $3.9M |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 4 | $3.9M |
| Fathom | 2 | $3.8M |
| QMR Staffing Solutions Inc. | 19 | $3.7M |
| Opta Information Intelligence Corp | 5 | $3.4M |
| AVI-SPL Canada Ltd. | 12 | $3.2M |
| Canadian Corps of Commissionaires | 3 | $3.2M |
| Ricoh Canada Inc. | 32 | $3M |
| Sierra Systems Group Inc. | 1 | $2.9M |
| IPSS Inc. | 25 | $2.7M |
| OXARO Inc. | 1 | $2.1M |
| Deloitte LLP | 5 | $2.1M |
Plus 280 contracts ($54.6M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
What was bought
By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.
Largest contracts
Latest contracts
By year
Contracts by the year they were dated.
| Year | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | $11K |
| 2015 | 1 | $253K |
| 2016 | 166 | $10.2M |
| 2017 | 246 | $23.6M |
| 2018 | 239 | $33.9M |
| 2019 | 226 | $33.1M |
| 2020 | 167 | $26.3M |
| 2021 | 198 | $23.7M |
| 2022 | 215 | $37.7M |
| 2023 | 214 | $36.9M |
| 2024 | 190 | $21.8M |
| 2025 | 212 | $23.6M |
| 2026 | 93 | $14M |
How they were awarded
As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.
| Procurement method | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive | 1,306 | $152M |
| Non-competitive | 732 | $64.1M |
| Competitive: selective tendering | 64 | $35.7M |
| Competitive: open bidding | 62 | $32.4M |
| Advance contract award notice | 4 | $1.3M |
Goods, services or construction
| Type | Contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 1,730 | $237M |
| Goods | 427 | $47.2M |
| Construction | 11 | $1.3M |